a view from the back row

http://www.somersetguide.co.uk/photos/images/glastonbury-tor.jpg

Today’s writing assignment derives inspiration from the Biography video we watched in class last week and the information from our text book.  Your assignment is to write a “day in the life” or a journal entry from a character from the King Arthur story or from the text book.  Remember that you are writing from the point of view of your character.  You will be marked on ideas, content, spelling, grammar and paragraph structure.  If you don’t finish your story today, you will have time to complete it and edit in the next class.

Here are some links to get you started on your research.  I can’t wait to read your stories!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~merrie/Arthur/story.html
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/1614/Story/Arthur/arth05.htm

Tags: Middle Ages, Social Studies

Today in class we will be reading and making notes on chapter 9, Ancient Ghana & Mali.  You are required to read the chapter, make notes (some notes will be done in class) and complete 2 assignments.  Be sure to bring your binders, text books and pencil cases to each class.

Assignment #1 Map Skills             Assignment #2  Trade Goods  

Links you will find useful for this chapter.
BBC World Service Site on Religions of the World
The History Channel
Jenne (Djenne)
BBC World Service Timbuktu

Tags: Ghana & Mali, research, Social Studies